Chapter 691: Misunderstandings from Different Perspectives

"What's that smell, it smells so good~"

The cat-person girl Ania passed by, and with her keen nose she caught a scent different from the tavern's usual dishes; following the aroma, she saw the gray-haired girl place the plate in her hand before a Pallum male customer.

"What is this?"

Broly looked somewhat surprised at the meat dish topped with some kind of red sauce before him, and asked the gray-haired girl with a puzzled look.

"Mr. Broly, this is our tavern's new dish, Red Wine Sauce Steak."

Helen replied.

"I don't think I ordered this, did I?"

Broly asked.

"This is specially sent for you to taste."

"But I don't drink alcohol."

Helen: "???"

【Xier Fu Luowa, Happiness Value decreasing...】

Just as the girl was inwardly grumbling 【Unexpectedly encountering someone who doesn't drink】, Broly's side also received the prompt that the girl's Happiness Value had dropped.

"Please rest assured, when the red wine sauce was simmered, the alcohol inside had already evaporated; it's called red wine, but that only refers to the similar taste — even if you eat it you won't get drunk!"

Helen felt somewhat annoyed inside, but on the surface she still introduced the dish with a gentle smile.

Broly looked at the Crystal Palace Panel; it seemed not eating wasn't an option.

"Then I'll give it a try."

He speared a piece of meat with his fork, opened his mouth, and bit down.

The medium-rare steak was very tender, and the composite aroma of the red wine sauce burst open in his mouth at once.

The meat fragrance, mixed with the taste of dry red wine, made Broly's eyes brighten.

"How is it, Mr. Broly?"

The gray-haired, gray-eyed girl watched him from the side, her face showing expectation and nervousness.

"The taste is excellent; among the meat dishes I've eaten, this counts as top-tier."

Broly praised sincerely.

【Xier Fu Luowa, Happiness Value rising...】

He soon received the prompt that the girl's Happiness Value, which had dropped, was rising back up.

Helen was indeed a little happy; the cooking skill she had honed serving Lady Freya had received someone else's praise.

"That's really great; by the way, Mr. Broly, do you know who made this dish?"

The girl guided the topic; she wanted to link the delicious dish with Xier's image, thereby attracting the boy's attention.

"Was it made by Miss Xier?"

Broly asked knowing the answer.

"Eh, you actually guessed it?!"

Helen likewise feigned a surprised expression.

"Unexpectedly, Miss Xier, your skill is this good."

Broly praised again.

"Nothing of the sort, I merely tried a little..."

Helen continued her performance, her cute face turning slightly red.

"Ryu, when did our tavern get a new dish?"

On the other side, Ania standing at the kitchen doorway asked the female elf beside her curiously.

"Our tavern didn't release a new dish."

"Ah, then what is this?"

"Xier likes that boy."

"What?!"

The other catgirl's ears were more pointed; hearing this, she leaned over to inquire.

"Xier said that boy looks cute when eating, and she fell for him at first sight because of it."

Ryu shared the intel in a low voice with those beside her; the few people working in the tavern were all close friends, and Xier seemed a bit humble toward the boy she liked, so Ryu felt more people knowing this could keep watch, preventing their friend from being deceived emotionally.

"Cute when eating — that can be a reason to like someone?!"

Lunona was somewhat confused.

"I observed for a while just now; when that guy eats something delicious, he shows an expression satisfied by good food — just from the surface, he really is a little cute, just like the expression Ania makes when eating delicious cake."

Ryu said seriously.

"Ah, so that's how it is; then it really could become a reason to like someone!"

Keluoyi nodded.

"Hey, don't use me as an example~"

The cute little catgirl grumbled softly with some dissatisfaction.

"Hey, is there no one coming to serve dishes anymore?!"

Just as the four waitresses huddled together at the Mistress of Bounty Tavern, whispering, the Little Giant Miya in the kitchen, who had waited and waited for no one to come serve dishes, finally couldn't hold back and shouted toward the outside.

"Ah, Miya-mama is angry, let's chat after work, get to work first!"

Hearing the shout, Ania, Keluoyi, and Lunona instantly scattered like birds and beasts — those who should serve dishes served dishes, those who should pour wine poured wine.

"Xier Jiejie personally cooked this dish and only served it to my Broly. Could it be that you've taken a liking to this kid of mine?"

At Broly's table, the Loli Goddess asked the quest board girl beside her with a joking tone.

"Ara, so I've been discovered? This Goddess-sama won't blame me, right?"

Helen clicked her tongue inwardly, while her complexion showed a bashful look of having been seen through.

"Why would I? My kid being welcomed by a cute girl like you — I couldn't be happier."

Hestia's acting was likewise on point, and she asked again: "Xier Jiejie, you don't mind if I also have a taste of your cooking, do you?"

"Of course I don't mind."

What else could Helen say? Naturally, she could only agree.

"Mhm, it's truly delicious. Xier Jiejie will definitely be a good wife and wise mother in the future."

After tasting a piece of red wine beef, Hestia began to praise.

"Right, Xier Jiejie, would you have any interest in joining my Familia?"

Then, the Loli Goddess suddenly extended an invitation to the other party.

"Eh?!"

Helen was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly waved her hands in refusal.

"I'm sorry, Hestia-sama. I have no intention of joining your Familia."

As if. If she really joined Hestia Familia and received Falna from the Loli Goddess before her eyes, her identity would be exposed.

"Xier Jiejie, our Familia is actually quite strong. Won't you consider it a bit?"

"Compared to joining a Familia, Xier wants to be a good waitress at the Abundance Mistress's shop."

Helen chose her words carefully, then answered Hestia.

"Ah, that really is a pity. Our Familia actually still lacks a cook member with decent craftsmanship."

Hestia showed a disappointed expression. She wanted to help her family's boy capture this human girl, creating a 'near the water, first get the moon' environment.

【Perhaps, I can help Freya-sama investigate the boy she wants information on...】

Thoughts racing, Helen said: "If it's just cook work, I can consider it."

"Eh, really?"

The Loli Goddess's eyes brightened.

"However, I need time to consider."

Helen hurriedly declared this; actually, she needed to go report to Freya-sama.

"Xier Jiejie, this is our Hestia Familia's base location."

The Loli Goddess wrote the specific Familia address on a paper strip and handed it to the girl beside her.

"If you've considered it, you can come work at our Familia anytime. The pay is negotiable, guaranteed to satisfy you."

"Hestia-sama, thank you very much for your appreciation. If I've considered it, I'll come give you a reply."

Helen accepted the paper strip and replied with a sentence, then, using the reason that other customers needed service, she no longer continued to fawn over the boy.

Tonight's dinner gathering ended just like that.

Only when settling the bill, Broly, citing his own lateness as the reason, stepped up first to pay and treat.

"Ah, Broly-san, how could we let you?!"

Lefiya and Ais had actually both prepared to treat. They carried money on them.

"It's fine. Next time, next time you guys treat."

Spending money to treat a meal was a 'don't care' matter in Broly's view; what mattered was having the opportunity to eat together again with the new capture targets.

"Then it's settled. Next time we'll treat."

The Sword Princess girl nodded.

"Right, Broly-san, are we still going to the Dungeon tomorrow?"

At the Abundance Mistress's front door, while preparing to bid farewell to the boy and the others, Lefiya suddenly asked.

"Mhm, still going."

Broly nodded. For Lili's special training, they had to continue.

"Tomorrow, I'll still come pick you up."

He said.

"That's not necessary, right? You guys coming to our Familia's side would need a detour. Ais-san and I can completely meet you guys at the Central Square."

Lefiya hurriedly said, and the elf girl had a bit of her own small scheme, wanting to take a morning walk together with just Ais-san in the morning.

"That works too, but you guys remember to eat breakfast."

Broly instructed a sentence, then took the Goddess-sama and the Pallum girl and returned.

Returned home. When Hestia conducted the Daily Ability Value Update for the boy, she began to speak her evaluation of the tavern girl.

"That girl called Xier, she might not like you as much as she expresses."

"Eh?!"

"Hestia-sama, are you sure? I saw that girl called Xier practically sticking her body onto Broly-san."

The Pallum girl felt the Goddess-sama might have misread. The situation in the tavern just now, she could see through that the human girl named Xier was making advances toward the boy.

"That should be normal business routine, making Broly think she has favorable feelings for him or something, but my Divine Eye won't misread.

When I probed asking if that Xier kid liked Broly, her mouth said her thoughts were discovered, but her Soul had Wavering — clearly a sentence carrying a lie.

Rather, that elf waitress who looked somewhat cold, she was hiding Not Far away secretly Observing Broly (his eating appearance), and in her eyes I could see that kind of interested feeling (the feeling of watching someone else's mukbang and seeing them eat deliciously)."

"Eh, is that how it is?"

One must say, the misunderstandings in here are somewhat wonderful.

"Overall, I feel that girl named Xier has many thoughts, might be a bit difficult to encounter; conversely, that girl named Liu would comparatively have more of a chance."

After Hestia printed out the latest ability value information and handed it to Broly, she spoke her opinion on the tavern's two girls.

"Regardless, whether it's Xier Jiejie or Miss Liu, I will attempt to encounter (capture) them."

The information Hestia gave him, and the information displayed on the Crystal Palace Panel, are somewhat opposite.

Although Miss Liu's Happiness Value broke through from zero to 2 tonight, compared to Xier Jiejie's Happiness Value that has already reached 17 points, it still falls short by some distance.

And since Happiness Value can reveal the other party's (capture target's) favorability toward oneself from a certain aspect, Xier Jiejie's capture difficulty is clearly lower than Miss Liu's.

"Broly, you this child are truly a philanderer, do you know how much vinegar I endured tonight, helping you inquire about the personal information of those girls you wanted to encounter?"

The Loli Goddess raised her hand and slapped the boy's back once, complaining loudly.

"Hestia-sama, truly thank you for your hard work, let me give you a massage."

The Loli Goddess exclaimed, then was hugged by her own Familia boy and rolled onto the bed, surplus clothing skillfully removed by the other party, and soon the Goddess of the Hearth was lying bare-chested on the bed.

As a pair of small hands began massaging her back, Hestia's original dissatisfied complaints gradually turned into somewhat comfortable humming sounds.

"Broly-san, you truly know how to soothe Hestia-sama?!"

Liliruca pursed her lips.

"Lili, your practical combat training today was also hard work, later I'll also help massage your body."

The Pallum girl's mouth corner twitched twice, finally unable to hold back from curving upward.

"Mhm."

She happily replied, then sat at the side, waiting for Hestia to finish, then her turn.

Meanwhile, Twilight Manor, Main God's Room.

"Truly, this skill, is what that boy brought."

After Loki finished updating the elf girl's ability values, she couldn't help but speak to herself.

"Eh, what skill?"

Lefiya, holding clothes and revealing a smooth back, asked with some lack of understanding.

"A temporary buff skill."

Loki didn't conceal it, just handed the printed Ability Record Paper to the elf girl, letting her see for herself.

"Eh, Invisible Wings, Excelia acquisition bonus?!"

After reading the skill introduction on the paper, Lefiya couldn't help but exclaim.

"Not only Excelia acquisition bonus, this skill might also carry some other hidden abilities not explained."

Loki spoke thus, pointing at the raised ability values above: "Lefiya, even if you participate in an expedition, your ability values generally wouldn't rise this many points."

Lefiya looked at her own Ability Record Paper, and acknowledged with a nod; she was clear on her own ability value increase magnitude, then asked: "So, that Broly-san carried me (fly out)?"

"Not only you, Ais is the same."

Just one ability value update might not explain anything, but the very next day a second ability value update was conducted, and her family's Sword Princess, without going down to the Dungeon Labyrinth below the Upper Floors to fight monsters, still had an increase magnitude of up to 53 points total ability value; the only explanation is this same temporary skill that also appeared on Lefiya.

"Properly build a good relationship with that child named Broly, he truly can carry you flying. Also, tomorrow, I plan to let others also follow you and him down into the Dungeon."

"Eh, others tomorrow also have to go to the Dungeon with us?"

Lefiya widened her eyes.

"I want others to also obtain this skill, it's too useful."

Loki nodded.

She won't snatch Hestia's child, but the temporary skill effect Broly bestowed on Ais and Lefiya is truly too fragrant.

If her Familia's children could all possess this temporary skill, that would undoubtedly be a tremendous boost.

"Helen, you're saying Hestia is pimping for that child Broly?"

Babel Tower, the returning Goddess Attendant, began reporting what she experienced tonight.

She can, with Freya-sama's permission, share the Goddess's Memory and Emotion.

But her own Emotion flowing to Freya-sama is instead a kind of defilement toward the Goddess-sama.

Although Freya herself doesn't care, Helen pays extra attention to this point.

Normally, this Goddess Attendant, when not disguising as the Goddess, suppresses her own Emotion.

Over time, Helen's eyes in her normal state look just like death, without a trace of spirit.

"Yes, Freya-sama, Goddess Hestia, while dining at the Mistress of Fertility Tavern tonight, performed the act of matchmaking for that child you favor, and other Familia females, establishing improper male-female relations."

Of course, the impropriety here refers to what Helen considers improper, because the act of trying to snatch her own Goddess-sama's prey is absolutely wrong in her view.

"Then, who are the targets?"

Freya asked as if not hearing, somewhat casually.

"Loki Familia's Sword Princess and Thousand Elf."

Helen replied.

"Huh?"

Upon hearing the specific targets, Freya's expression finally changed somewhat, becoming strange.

"Hestia, could it be she wants to use that child Broly to seduce Loki's children, thereby achieving a strike against Loki?!"

Freya, deeply knowing the various grievances between those two Gods in the Heavenly Realm, felt this possibility was very high after speaking.

Otherwise, with Hestia's personality, how could she possibly allow her own child to teach her mortal enemy's children?

Helen listened from the side, maintaining her silence, but in her heart she only felt that the struggles between gods were truly full of deceit and trickery, and all sorts of strange methods might be employed.

"No, that child Broly's soul is so brilliant, how can it be used by Hestia as a tool to strike at Loki?"

Freya paced restlessly back and forth in the room; Ottar watched the goddess walking to and fro and could not help but propose, "Lady Freya, why don't I go tie that boy up and bring him back?"

Hearing this, Freya stopped her steps and looked at her own Familia's Pig Person regiment captain with some speechlessness: "Ottar, what I expect is a romantic encounter fated with a partner, not the unleashing of primal desire.

Tie the other party back, tie them back for what, to make me like that guy Ishtar, transform into a lust-crazed sex beast, and force myself upon a Small Person boy with a brilliant soul?"

(Chapter End)